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* Semicolons or + can be used in a screen [[PRINT]] or [[PRINT (file statement)]]. | * Semicolons or + can be used in a screen [[PRINT]] or [[PRINT (file statement)]]. | ||
* Spaces are often used to erase previous text PRINTs from the screen. | * Spaces are often used to erase previous text PRINTs from the screen. | ||
| + | * Spaces can also be made using [[SPC]], [[CHR$]](32) or [[STRING$]](n%, 32). | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 12 July 2010
The SPACE$ function returns a STRING consisting of a number of space characters.
Contents
Syntax
result$ = SPACE$( count% )
Description
- count% is the number of space characters to repeat.
- If count% is negative, an illegal function call error is thrown.
- Can be used in any string value using the + concatenation operator.
- Semicolons or + can be used in a screen PRINT or PRINT (file statement).
- Spaces are often used to erase previous text PRINTs from the screen.
- Spaces can also be made using SPC, CHR$(32) or STRING$(n%, 32).
Examples
FOR count% = 0 TO 3 PRINT "abc" + SPACE$( count% ) + "def" NEXT count%
abcdef abc def abc def abc def
See also
